Abstract: The invention relates generally to shared annotation systems and provides a method for automatically navigating a document in a display that has at least a first portion and a second portion. An annotation related to the document may be generated by a user at a first client. The annotation can be received and associated with a first indication in the document. An input to navigate a first portion of a display may be received from a user at the second client. The input causes the first indication to be displayed in the first portion of the display; and in response to the input, the annotation is automatically displayed in a second portion of the display at the second client.